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Slow work on sale of council houses condemned
The council has vowed to pull its socks up in dealing with the sale of council houses to tenants after it emerged that only 11
READ FULL STORYCouncil to seek support from charitable trust for fuel poverty initiative
Shetland Islands Council is to ask sister organisation Shetland Charitable Trust to help out with tackling the alarmingly high level of fuel poverty which persists
READ FULL STORYMillion-selling band Mumford & Sons to play at Whiteness and Weisdale Hall
Hugely popular folk-rock band Mumford & Sons are to play a show at Whiteness and Weisdale Hall as part of an intimate eight-date tour of
READ FULL STORYCouncillors to be asked to sanction £300,000 in fuel grants for poorest households in Shetland
Councillors are being asked to consider paying out £300,000 a year in grants to those on housing and council tax benefits to help tackle the
READ FULL STORYTrustees agree reduced budget with extra cash for Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust this morning agreed a slightly reduced budget of £10.8 million to pay for the running costs of several key public
READ FULL STORYCluness and Simpson cleared by Standards Commission over use of council funds
The Standards Commission has cleared SIC convener Sandy Cluness and vice-convener Josie Simpson of wrongdoing over the use of council funds to lodge a complaint
READ FULL STORYGrim reality hits home as councillors agree £9 million cuts package
Councillors yesterday agreed a momentous £9.4 million package of spending cuts and increased charges, which will see bus and ferry fares rise by 15 per
READ FULL STORYIsles actor reflects on Neds role as he stays busy with film and TV
Vidlin-raised actor Steven Robertson has ensured the presence of a distinctive Shetland brogue in cinemas across the UK over the past few weeks thanks to
READ FULL STORYCouncillors invited to visit closure-threatened Sandness school
Parents of pupils attending the closure-threatened Sandness Primary School are inviting all SIC councillors to attend a community open day on Friday afternoon.
READ FULL STORYCouncillors to be asked to sanction fresh round of fare increases and cuts to balance budget
Increasing public transport fares by 15 per cent, reducing the annual fuel poverty grant, rationing of “Care at Home” packages and cutting the evening class
READ FULL STORYClosure of Burravoe primary could save as little as £25,000 annually, meeting hears
Direct financial savings from closing Burravoe’s 11-pupil primary school could be as little as £25,000 a year, it emerged at a consultation meeting in the
READ FULL STORYClosure of Sandness school would tear heart out of community, parents warn
The SIC’s proposal to shut Sandness Primary School threatens to rip the heart out of the isolated West Side community, according to parents and residents
READ FULL STORYMareel opening delayed until summer after weather disrupts building work
The long-awaited opening of cinema and music venue Mareel has been pushed back to the summer due to “severe disruption” caused by the heavy snow
READ FULL STORY‘Ditch Witch’ carves out future of superfast broadband in Shetland
Work on laying a cable to enable superfast broadband for businesses and households is ready to begin, using a “Ditch Witch” machine which was successfully
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